As my husband’s carer, I sometimes need a break – finding respite care in Australia shouldn’t be this difficult
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My mother’s phone calls became stranger, but I couldn’t visit. A rescue dog helped me reach her
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My holiday was full of tantrums and hangry meltdowns. And it wasn’t the kids who were to blame
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‘I’m 100% natural’: how Japan’s 90-year-old bodybuilder is still winning titles
Get tested and talk to your partner: how to have safer sex after age 50
A job that changed me
A job that changed me: I cried nearly every day working in aged care, then realised I could bring joy instead
‘I feel like I’m cancelling out her life’: the wrenching work of clearing out a parent’s home
Tech billionaires trying to live for ever? That’s a waste of time, says physicist
Take good care of your tailbone. I didn’t – and my derriere has never been the same since
Adrian Chiles
Science Weekly video episodes
No, collagen won’t make your wrinkles disappear - video
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Is collagen all hype? – podcast
Two times a charm: Is Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman’s agelessness the real trick of Practical Magic 2?
‘We all have an expiry date’: Kimberly Akimbo, the achingly funny musical about a teen with a 64-year-old body
‘In parks you only see dogs, never children’: can Bogotá adapt to its ageing population?
First Dog on the Moon
How do you want to die?! And what to do in the meantime
Do people really smell different as they get older? The truth behind ‘old person smell’
Pass notes
Full-blown adulthood: does it actually start at 50?
August 2026
Caregiver creep: how helping elderly relatives can snowball into a full-time job
Assisting an ageing loved one can start with small tasks but may lead to full-time caregiving that requires more support
Ditch the giant handbag, don’t overdo the botox and 16 other ways to extend your ‘hotspan’
If ‘lifespan’ is the time you’re alive and ‘healthspan’ the years you’re disease-free, then ‘hotspan’ is the period you’re attractive and vibrant. Want to increase yours? Experts share their tips
First Dog on the Moon
Tips for living well! Death comes for all of us – so what’s the best way to live in the meantime?
Prioritise people and relationships. If you don’t you might die and nobody will know until months later. Gross!
